Due in large part to a dismal five-point third quarter, Denver dropped a 92-81 decision at Dallas to begin the trip on Saturday, already its 12th double-digit loss of the season. Denver SG Gary Harris sat out a second game in a row. He also added 9 assists and was very active all over the floor. Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd used the same lineup for a second consecutive game, which kept F Jabari Parker and PG Michael Carter-Williams on the bench with Gs O.J. Mayo and Jerryd Bayless getting starts…. Opponents have made at least 10 from beyond the arc in each of the last six losses for the Bucks, combining to shoot a whopping 47.8 percent from long range in that span. Struggling guard Michael Carter-Williams was finally relegated to a bench role against Charlotte and finished with three points in a season-low 16 minutes, giving him 10 points on 2-of-13 shooting over his last three games.BUZZER BEATERS1.
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That’s when Milwaukee took control, scoring 10 consecutive points to take the lead for good.
Carter-Williams scored a dozen points, including two on a layup that gave the home team the lead for good at 55-54 in the third period. Milwaukee led 67-60 after three quarters. The Bucks’ defense was more aggressive, forcing Denver to commit 24 turnovers as the Nuggets lost their seventh straight game.
The Bucks outscored the Nuggets 25-14 in the fourth quarter to break the game open.
Power forward Kenneth Faried had always been the subject of trade rumors in Denver and the speculations are becoming a lot louder recently as the Nuggets are reportedly on its way to a full-scale rebuild anchored on young point guard Emmanuel Mudiay and veteran stretch four Danilo Gallinari.
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Though he came off the bench, Jabari Parker played over six minutes in the first quarter and buoyed the Bucks’ offense with 10 first quarter points. Totals 35-77 16-22 92. “When we start our normal lineup, we have a 19-year-old, a 20-year-old and a 21-year-old so being young in the Western Conference makes it hard”. Technicals – D defensive 3 second, M defensive 3 second.
